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EPA/OCSPP | RIN: 2070-AK03 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
Title: ●Trichloroethylene (TCE); Rulemaking Under TSCA Section 6(a) | |
Abstract:
Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides authority for EPA to ban or restrict the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and use of chemicals, as well as any manner or method of disposal. EPA identified trichloroethylene (TCE) for risk evaluation as part of its Work Plan for Chemical Assessment under TSCA. TCE is used in industrial and commercial processes, and also has some limited uses in consumer products. In the June 2014 TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment, EPA identified risks associated with commercial degreasing and some consumer uses. EPA is initiating rulemaking under TSCA section 6 to address these risks. Specifically, EPA will determine whether the continued use of TCE in some commercial degreasing uses, as a spotting agent in dry cleaning, and in certain consumer products would pose an unreasonable risk to human health and the environment. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined |
CFR Citation: Undetermined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605 Toxic Substances Control Act |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Federalism: Yes | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/ | |
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Toni Krasnic Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7405M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-0984 Email: krasnic.toni@epa.gov Katherine Sleasman Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7602M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1204 Email: sleasman.katherine@epa.gov |